Addis Ababa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$758
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
47
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
5.7M
276K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4635th and 5994th ($1269 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7273rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sarajevo

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Addis Ababa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923